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My friend and colleague in the admissions consulting business, Linda Abraham, recently published an article in the great Poets & Quants about early preparation for your business school application. It was a clever article, highlighting, most of all, GMAT prep, which you definitely want to take care of now. But say you’ve got that part […]

Here’s a step-by-step “How to Navigate the Harvard Business School Application” video that was also posted on Poets & Quants. Believe it or not, the application’s short answers give you a really great way to present yourself as a true, and worthy member of the next class. Take every advantage of this opportunity! This year, […]

We are proud to present here a special guest post by Interim Admissions Director Ann Richards of Cornell’s Johnson School One of the key components to getting in to Business school is doing well on the in person interview. Johnson Interim Admissions Director Ann Richards has been working in the business for over 20 years […]

I’ve got a post I refer to everyone called “Wrangling Recommendations,” which is a best-of-the web on MBA recommendations. Soojin Kwon Koh, Director of Admissions at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a blog post that I found very helpful back in 2012. With the ever-changing Internet, this excellent post vanished when Ross […]

Some of the best admissions advisers are those who have gone through the process recently, and I think that one of the posters over at Wall Street Oasis, has been incredibly helpful in his musings about getting into Harvard Business School. His posts and his responses are incredibly thoughtful, and I suggest you take a […]

What I loved about Betsy’s approach was that she took the time to really get to know me—my personality, life experiences, and motivations—and helped me communicate my story. She provided me support when I needed it, but was never afraid to shoot straight. Her guidance turned a daunting process into a fun one. By the time I clicked “submit”, I knew I’d put my best foot forward regardless of the result.